"Cough, cough... cough..." In the wind and snow, the carriage, which was so dilapidated that it was leaking from all sides, trudged hard under the pull of two horses.
Outside the car, more than a dozen knights who looked extremely tired but still vigilant guarded the surroundings and walked hesitantly.
There were several horses scattered among the knights, and there were several inches of snow on the empty saddles. Occasionally, a bold sparrow falls down, jumps for a while, and then suddenly flies away.
Near the carriage, there were two more lines of hoof prints pointing into the distance, which seemed to be the scouts sent by this team.
The group walked in silence.
Only the sound of violent coughing could be heard from time to time in the carriage, which made Deng Zongqi frown from time to time and look worried.
In the car, Shen Shujing, who looked dull, supported Deng Wanwan, who was coughing violently. Among them, the leaders Pei Yu, Deng Zongqi and Gu Xinian all worked hard in the bitter and cold frontier places like Donghu and Xiliang. Fortunately, even though I traveled in a hurry in the cold weather, I didn't get sick.
Among the female relatives, Wei Changying and Gu Rouzhang both learned martial arts and had spent time in Xiliang, so apart from being a little tired, they were fine. Among the group of people, Deng Wanwan and Shen Shujing were the most fragile. However, although Shen Shujing was separated from her family due to pain, the originally beautiful girl was a bit dull, but her health was still good.
But Deng Wanwan contracted cold the day after they broke through. Her high fever has not gone away, and her cough has become more severe.
Although they are now more than a hundred miles away from the imperial capital, there are still a few hills in between, and the heavy snow can cover their whereabouts, so they don't think they will encounter large groups of Rong people. But these days there are so many bandits, and after the breakout, there are only a dozen or so guards left. To put it bluntly, they are large-scale bandits, and even the big families in the county with evil intentions will find it difficult to deal with them.
Still not safe.
So even though they saw the city in the middle, they didn't even dare to get close because there were no reliable confidants or clansmen in the team.
When passing through several small towns before, Deng Zongqi sneaked in alone to find a doctor, but found that these places were mostly empty, and it was difficult to find even a living person, let alone a doctor. Now Deng Wanwan can only keep up with the team.
Fortunately, Deng Zongqi found a carriage the day before yesterday. Although it was in tatters and could not block the wind, it finally allowed the women to get on the carriage and rest.
At this time, Wei Changying also took advantage of the carriage and dug out all kinds of large and small porcelain and wooden bottles from his own package - Huang's preparations really came in handy, but wait!
She turned over all the bottles and cans, and then... she and Gu Rouzhang looked at each other: "Which one should it be?"
"Is there really a medicine inside that can cure colds?" Gu Rouzhang asked suspiciously, looking at the dazzling scenes in the small carriage.
Wei Changying hesitated and said: "There should be, Aunt Huang said, all the commonly used medicines are in it. Wind and cold are not often used? Especially now that it is cold, Aunt Huang... is the most careful, there is no way she will not be prepared to go in "Yes." Thinking of that loyal old servant, Wei Changying's heart ached, and he paused before he could finish his words.
"So, when you got cold, Aunt Huang must have given you something to eat?" Gu Rouzhang picked up a porcelain bottle and opened it, saying, "Which one do you look like?"
"... Well, the last time I caught a cold was before I left the cabinet. At that time, Aunt Huang hadn't served me yet." Wei Changying opened another one, poured out a handful of vermilion pills, and smelled it, " This doesn’t taste like it.”
Gu Rouzhang smelled the bottle she opened: "What does it smell like?"
"Well, what I drank at that time was decoction... How can I still remember it after so many years?"
"Then why do you say it doesn't look like it?"
"... Guess." Wei Changying bit his lip and handed the medicine to Deng Wanwan, "Wanwan, can you smell it? If you feel better, maybe it is?"
Gu Rouzhang shouted hurriedly: "Wait, wait, wait! What kind of medicine did Aunt Huang give you? Is there anything you can't take indiscriminately?"
"I don't know. Time was tight at the time, so my aunt said that I put everything I might need on the road." Wei Changying's slightly pale face was flushed with embarrassment due to the cold wind blowing into the car. , "I usually never ask my aunt about her medicine."
She is in good health. Apart from pregnancy and childbirth, when she is busy, Huang will give her some tonics to replenish her energy... But those are freshly brewed and different from pills. Wei Changying knew nothing about medicine and was immediately in trouble.
Madam Huang had previously told her to catch a small animal and test the properties of the medicine. But now, in this world of ice and snow... where can I catch the little beast
"Oh, it's a pity that brother Ziming is not here." Gu Rouzhang looked at this and that. After opening more than a dozen bottles of medicine, she slumped against the wall of the car and reached out to touch the patient who was already in a trance and couldn't even answer. Deng Wanwan, who had no strength, only felt the tentacles burning hot on his forehead. He was secretly frightened and murmured, "My second brother is said to be better at reading than his brother from the Ziming clan, but he failed to live up to his expectations and didn't even read it." Pass the medical book!”
Earlier, when Deng Wanwan had just developed a fever, the group was in the wilderness, and they were all helpless - there was no way to find any herbs to cure the cold in the ice and snow. Everyone was overjoyed when they heard that there was medicine in Wei Changying's luggage and it was very complete.
As a result, everyone began to work together to identify which bottle of medicine was for what... Until now, no one can be sure.
We can't blame people like Gu Xinian for not reading more medical books when they were studying, because Huang Shi prepared dozens of bottles of medicine, large and small, for Wei Changying!
According to what she told Wei Changying, there were dozens of medicines. This...
So until now, I dare not give Deng Wanwan medicine.
"I wonder if I will meet any knowledgeable people if I go along this road?" Wei Changying frowned, opened the water bag in his fur coat and took a sip. He felt that the water was still hot, so he cautiously He held it up to Deng Wanwan's lips and whispered, "Wanwan, drink some water."
When they travel, everyone remembers to bring some soft food, some dry food, and even some medicine for injuries.
Only I forgot to bring water.
In fact, remember not to bring too much water, it’s too heavy.
What's more, it's freezing and snowy now. Isn't the snow on the ground just water? Besides, even if it doesn't snow, there are still many water sources near the imperial capital.
The problem was that they also forgot to bring a vessel for boiling water. As a result, after the group of people finally escaped the pursuit of the Rong people when they left the city, they could only drink snow to quench their thirst, regardless of whether they were weak or not.
Later, they realized that Shen Shujing and Deng Wanwan couldn't bear it anymore, so Wei Changying and Gu Rouzhang had no choice but to hold the snow in their mouths. After the snow turned into water in their mouths, they fed them.
The hot water now is a broken earthen pot that I finally found last night. It was Deng Zongqi who braved the snow to find some firewood and burned a water bag of hot water bit by bit.
So after feeding Deng Wanwan water, Wei Changying immediately put the water bag back into his fur coat and warmed it with his own body temperature to prevent it from getting cold.
… The hardships and dangers along the way were previously unimaginable to those of them who were born in the splendid world.
Unknowingly, the heartbreaking pain when leaving the imperial capital was gradually buried by one difficult thing after another.
Of course, heartache cannot be forgotten so quickly, but in the past few days, everyone has to deal with various difficulties, and there is almost no time to think about it.
Those relatives who did not leave the imperial capital, those relatives who took the east gate to break out... those loyal servants... those people... everything in the past...
He rarely even took the time to look back at the imperial capital.
"Cough..." Deng Wanwan coughed again.
"Procrastinating like this is not an option." Gu Rouzhang pulled Shen Shujing and asked her, who had been supporting Deng Wanwan for more than two hours, to change positions with him. She stroked Deng Wanwan's back and whispered to the captain. Ying discussed, "Why don't you ask Xiangzhi to come over and let Wanwan take some medicine first? I think since Aunt Huang asked Sister Wei for you to use it on the road, there shouldn't be any bad medicine. Otherwise, wouldn't it hurt you accidentally?" ?”
Wei Changying had no better way and said: "This is the only way."
Because her two maids, Qin Ge and Yan Ge, were trying to protect her and Shen Shujing during the breakout. One Qin Ge was hit by an arrow and fell from the horse, and she must have suffered an accident; the other Yan Ge was chasing after a hammer-wielding soldier. After a few hard blows, he vomited blood and ran away. After getting on the carriage, he fell into a coma. At this moment, Deng Zongqi wanted to be called, so Wei Changying had to come by herself. After Gu Rouzhang had covered Deng Wanwan's head and face, she opened the curtain slightly and called out: "Xiangzhi, come here, we can discuss something." Because they broke out together, Over the past few days, the relationship between everyone has quickly become closer, and the guard chief Ying no longer calls the men who are traveling with him son. They all use the same name.
Deng Zongqi heard the voice and looked at her - for some reason, Wei Changying's heart skipped a beat when he looked at her like this.
"Wei...sister-in-law, I wonder if you want to bend her?" Deng Zongqi glanced at her and then immediately looked away. He drove his horse to the car attentively and asked softly.
"The fever hasn't subsided yet, and now my cough is getting worse. It's freezing and snowy now, and we don't know when we'll be able to meet a doctor." Because the space on the carriage is limited, and there are differences between men and women. , so it was not convenient for Deng Zongqi to get in the car to visit his sister, and it was even more inconvenient for him to talk after getting in the car.
So Wei Changying could only draw the curtain and discuss with him, who was leaning against the car, "If it continues like this, I'm afraid... it won't be good. It's all my fault that I'm stupid. I never pay attention to Aunt Huang's medicine, but now I I couldn't tell which bottle was for treating colds. Sister Gu just told me that since Aunt Huang was giving me a spare medicine, it would be better to let Wanwan choose one. Try it? It’s just... these are all guesses. I don’t know if there is anything in these medicines that cannot be taken casually? "
Deng Zongqi frowned, with a look of struggle on his face... After a long time, he said softly: "Brother Tu Enemy and the others should be back in a while. I want to wait until they come back before making a decision, is that okay?"
"Okay." Pei Yu's word is "killing enemies." In the past few days, Deng Zongqi, Pei Yu, and Gu Xi Nian have taken turns taking people out to explore the road... It would be great if Pei Yu could bring back good news. Guard Chief Ying hissed softly. , nodded with Deng Zongqi, put down the curtain and returned to the car.
The carriage was dilapidated, offering little protection from the wind, let alone sound. Although Deng Zongqi's voice was soft, Gu Rouzhang heard it clearly. He raised his head at this moment and sighed softly: "Although we had a few thrills when we left the city, it was much easier than we thought before. We are all intact. I wish I could have such good luck now.”
Deng Wanwan really can’t be delayed any longer.
"Yes, I hope... everything is fine." Wei Changying responded vaguely, but he was thinking of his two children and husband... Are they okay? Are they reunited? (To be continued)